Text 35074, 104 rader
Skriven 2016-01-12 20:48:40 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 35032 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: su'n food 798
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Hi Michael,

 ML> > This was a big rig truck; he had dualies on the back wheels so he
 ML> didn't > tip over. On the return trip, we were going thru a
 ML> construction zone in > (I think) Alabama or Georgia and I saw a semi
 ML> rig in the west bound
 ML> > lane, trailer perpendicular to the temporary barrier, cab hanging
 ML> over > into the work zone. Don't know how the driver managed that one
 ML> but it > didn't look good.

 ML> We're coming into quite a bunch of truck horror
 ML> stories. With the amount of driving some of us

Those are the only two horror stories of the latest trip. Most of the
rest of the days were filled with driving, stopping for gas, calculating
the milage, eating, rtc--nothing exciting. Best times were when we were
able to enjoy the grandkids. (G)


 ML> have done, and with the amount of truck traffic
 ML> on the roads, I shouldn't be too surprised I guess.


Probably no surprise, especailly if you're on the road a lot. Truckers
probably see a lot more incidents than most drivers, if only from the
sheer distance they cover. We covered a lot of ground so I'm surprised
we had as few incidents as we did.



 ML> >  ML> Hum. Maybe I should give the place yet another try, but
 ML> >  ML> I have certainly not been impressed. The straw that broke
 ML> >  ML> the already-sagging camel's back was the really bland,
 ML> >  ML> undercooked, and wholly wretched RBR.
 ML> > How long ago were you there? They might have changed cooks or
 ML> improved > the menu since.

 ML> A few years, but it was lousy enough - and there are
 ML> enough good places in town - that I've not been tempted
 ML> to give it a third try. Same with Felix's (no second
 ML> try), though some people swear by it.

We've yet to try the place that replaced The Fire Pit (bbq place in
town) this past summer. New place concentrates on grilled sadwiches,
mostly with soup--not really a place that intrigues us enough to make an
effort to try it out. Other places we try, then try to get back to as
often as we can.. BTW, saw that our favorite place for prime rib is now
up to $14.95 now; they started at $9.95, then inched up to !12.95 and
have jumped two more dollars. It's a really good meal, just pricing
themselves out of our range.


 ML> >  ML> Shrimp creole should be served soon after it's made.
 ML> > As soon after it's done as possible.

 ML> Best with the shellfish done to order, the sauce
 ML> perhaps already done.


Worth the bit of a wait for really fresh shellfish.


 ML> >  ML> That was the steak place? Yeah, way out of my price
 ML> > I don't recall. We stayed at a hotel on Magazine Street and walked
 ML> to > Mother's from there. Besh's place was tucked into a storefront
 ML> type
 ML> > setting along the way.

 ML> Checking the map, I was surprised to see that his britches
 ML> have grown so he has 6 restaurants in a quarter-mile radius
 ML> in NOLA and more elsewhere. An eyeball indicates probably Luke
 ML> or August, possibly Domenica - all outside my price range
 ML> except for very special occasions. I guess he's smiling as
 ML> he counts the take.

It was August; I was almost but not quite sure of the name. Unless he
lowers prices or we inherit the lottery winnings, we won't be able to
eat there.

 ML> >  ML> range as well. For cheap, I've found some diners and
 ML> >  ML> dives, to misquote Mr. Spiky, uptown, where the food
 ML> >  ML> is out of line with the prices but in a good way.
 ML> > Those are the gems. Like the hole in the wall Korean places we liked
 ML> in > HI.

 ML> I enjoy them. In NOLA, the good ones have been sussed out,
 ML> which makes them marginally less appealing, but they can
 ML> still be good.

We didn't have the time or spare change to hunt the really good places
down when we were there. Maybe have to do a return trip when we've more
time and money.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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